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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top California based CEO’ operating in the Fashion space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Goop
Gwyneth Paltrow is one of today’s most prolific and celebrated actors in both television and film. Additionally, Paltrow continues to develop her lifestle brand: Goop; wellness advice, clean beauty, fashion & home. A testament to her undeniable acting talent is Paltrow’s role in Shakespeare in Love that catapulted her into awards stardom with Best Actress honors at the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Academy Awards. In 2011. Gwyneth Paltrow was also honored with an Emmy Award for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as substitute teacher Holly Holiday on Fox’s smash-hit musical series Glee. In 2013, Paltrow published her second cookbook, It’s All Good, which joined her first-ever cookbook, My Father’s Daughter (published April 2011), on the New York Times Best Sellers list. She first established her credibility in the culinary field when she cowrote Spain, A Culinary Road Trip with acclaimed chef Mario Batali.
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About Goop: Goop is a lifestyle brand providing digital content and commerce.
Katrina Lake
Founder and CEO of Stitch Fix
Katrina is passionate about helping women achieve everyday confidence. She founded Stitch Fix to help women everywhere discover and explore their style through a truly client-focused shopping experience. Prior to founding Stitch Fix, Katrina developed extensive experience at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology. She managed the blogger platform at venture-backed social commerce company Polyvore and consulted with a variety of e-commerce and traditional retailers during her time at The Parthenon Group. Additionally, she has invested in and worked with dozens of entrepreneurs and start-ups at Leader Ventures. Katrina holds a B.S. in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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About Grubhub, Stitch Fix: Stitch Fix is a personal styling platform that delivers curated and personalized apparel and accessory items for women.
Shaan Sethi
Founder & CEO of Jaanuu
Shaan is a Co-Founder / Managing Member of B4L Capital Management and a Co-Founder of Jaanuu by Dr. Neela. Previously, Shaan was an investment professional at the Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm focused on investments in the apparel, retail, consumer products and distribution industries. Yucaipa’s investments included apparel companies such as Barney’s New York, Sean John, Zac Posen, American Apparel and Scoop. Prior to Yucaipa, Shaan spent over five years as an investment banker (most recently at CIBC World Markets) where he assisted consumer/retail clients with mergers and acquisitions, bank debt offerings and high yield debt issuances. Shaan’s client list included industry leaders such as Lululemon, Skechers, GSI Commerce, Quiksilver, DSW and American Eagle Outfitters. Shaan graduated Cum Laude from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics (focus on Japanese economy and language) and received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. For over a decade, Shaan has been an active member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
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About Jaanuu: Jaanuu is the most contemporary medical apparel brand in the world.
Joseph Zwillinger
Co-Founder and CEO of Allbirds
Joseph Zwillinger is a CEO and Co-Founder of Allbirds. He has long been passionate about making things from renewable resources, which led him to start Allbirds and begin tackling sustainability issues in the footwear industry. Prior to co-founding Allbirds, he spent six years at biotech firm Terravia (formerly Solazyme, Inc.) leading its renewable chemical business, developing and selling high performance algae-based chemicals into various industries such as CPG, personal care, and industrials. Previously, Joey worked in advisory and investment roles at Industry Ventures, Deloitte Consulting and Goldman Sachs. He sits on the Board of education nonprofit Stiles Hall, as well as the Advisory Board of Wharton’s Baker Retail Center. He earned an MBA from Wharton with honors, and a BS in industrial engineering from UC Berkeley
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About Allbirds: Allbirds is an apparel and fashion company that specializes in manufacturing eco-friendly wool shoes.
Adam Goldenberg
Co-founder & Co-CEO of TechStyle Fashion Group
Adam Goldenberg has evolved from entrepreneurial prodigy to eCommerce industry thought leader. While still in high school, Adam founded his first company, Gamer’s Alliance, which he then sold to Intermix Media. The birthplace of MySpace, Intermix named Adam its Chief Operating Officer when Adam was just 19 – making him the youngest COO of a public company in history. At Intermix, Adam co-founded Alena Media – a first-of-its-kind eCommerce platform that would go on to serve as the template for TechStyle – with future TechStyle co-CEO Don Ressler. Adam and Don further cemented their burgeoning partnership by shepherding Intermix to a successful exit, selling Intermix to Fox News Corp. for $670 million dollars. In 2006, Don and Adam launched Intelligent Beauty, a vertically integrated beauty brand incubator. Intelligent Beauty scored a major success selling it’s flagship property Dermstore.com and portfolio of beauty brands to Target in 2013. In 2010, Don and Adam founded TechStyle Fashion Group. TechStyle’s mission: reimagine the fashion industry by creating the world’s most innovative, digitally native fashion brands. To date, TechStyle has launched successful, category-redefining fashion brands such as JustFab, Shoedazzle, FabKids, Savage X Fenty, and Fabletics. As of 2020, Don and Adam’s roster of brands have generated over $8 billion dollars in sales.
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About Fabletics, TechStyle Fashion Group: TechStyle is a global membership fashion commerce company focused on reimagining the global fashion business.
Andy Ruben
Founder & CEO of Trove
Andy Ruben is the CEO and Founder of Trove. The world’s most innovative brands trust Trove to run their resale platforms. Andy left his executive role at Walmart to pursue his dream of building the next generation of retail. Andy was hired by Walmart to work with the Board of Directors and build a strategy department for Walmart. He led a number of transformational efforts over his tenure, including launching Walmart’s heralded sustainability effort, re-imagining Walmart’s $20 Billion private brands business, and integrating online and stores.
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About Trove: Trove builds white-label technology and end-to-end operations that power circular shopping for premium and luxury brands.
Jake Kassan
CEO/Co-Founder of MVMT
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About MVMT: MVMT (pronounced movement) is a watchmaker company, founded on the belief that style shouldn’t break the bank.
Jake Kassan
CEO/Co-Founder of MVMT
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About MVMT: MVMT (pronounced movement) is a watchmaker company, founded on the belief that style shouldn’t break the bank.
Jack Rimokh
Chairman and CEO of Signal Brands
As a highly respected industry leader, Jack Rimokh started Signal Brands and built one of the world’s largest handbag companies.
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About Signal Brands: Signal Brands is a manufacturer, distributor of licensed fashion handbags, small leather goods and luggage.
Daniel Broukhim
Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer of FabFitFun
Daniel Broukhim is CEO and Co-founder of Charlie and FabFitFun.
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About FabFitFun: FabFitFun offers subscription services that allow its members to discover brands and products.
Michael Broukhim
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of FabFitFun
Michael Broukhim has directed new media strategy for leading entertainment, corporate, non-profit, and political clients. Before Charlie, Michael co-founded and led product initiatives at TotSpot, which earned top honors at Twiistup, Los Angeles’ premiere startup showcase. Michael graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College where he was awarded the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize for outstanding research. At Harvard, Michael served as the Editorial Chair for the Crimson and earned a National Pacemaker Award for his writing. In addition to his work at Charlie, Michael is earning his JD/MBA at Stanford and invests in early stage startups.
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About Charlie, FabFitFun: FabFitFun offers subscription services that allow its members to discover brands and products.
Stephen Hawthornthwaite
Co-Founder | Chief Executive Officer of Rothy’s
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About Rothy’s, Rothy’s: Rothy’s is a global lifestyle brand transforming sustainable materials into timeless shoes, handbags and accessories.
James Berdigans
CEO & Founder of Printify
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About Printify: Printify is a marketplace connecting online merchants to major print on demand and dropshipping manufacturers worldwide.
Michael Preysman
Founder and CEO of Everlane
Michael Preysman is the founder and CEO of Everlane. Prior to starting Everlane, he was an investor at Elevation Partners for both their New York and Menlo Park offices investing in media and entertainment companies. Michael enjoys sitting at the intersection of design and technology. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon with degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics.
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About Everlane: Everlane designs, manufactures, and sells clothing items for men and women via online e-commerce website.
Christian Ferri
CEO of Geer™
Former PwC technology executive and expert in DLT and digital currencies, focusing on the intersection of gaming, brands and blockchain. Speaker at 60+ events and conferences across the world, including the World Economic Forum, the S&P 500 Global Platts and the Blockchain Economic Forum. DLT expert guest on CNBC, Al Jazeera, RT, Forbes, BBC, Millionaire and Coin Telegraph. Cross-vertical advisor to several companies including Atari, Lottery.com and Swarm Fund. Venice born. Palo Alto based.
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About Geer™, NFTPRO™: Premier NFTs platform for blue-chip brands
Jonathan Shokrian
Founder & CEO of MeUndies
Jonathan Shokrian was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.
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About MeUndies: MeUndies brings together sustainable fabric and innovative design to make soft underwear and loungewear for its customers.
Katherine Power
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Clique
Katherine Power is the Co-Founder and CEO of Clique Media Group (CMG), the parent media company of WhoWhatWear (fashion), MyDomaine (lifestyle) Byrdie (beauty) and Obsessee (new omni-channel platform, specifically targeted at Gen-Z). In 2006, Katherine left her editorial role at ELLE to launch Who What Wear with her co-founder, Hillary Kerr. The goal was to disrupt the DNA of the magazine industry with a simple idea: do it digitally. By bringing print magazine sensibilities to the online space, CMG was born to offer readers elevated and curated access to their core passions: fashion, beauty, home and shopping. At CMG, Katherine drives all business operations, advertising and brand partnerships, along with the development of branded technology products. Just within the last year, Katherine has led the charge on exciting new initiatives for CMG, which include announcing the brand’s first foray into product with the launch of the Who What Wear collection at Target, a Series B round of funding that Amazon participated in, international expansion to the UK and Australia, and the acquisition of Wantering, a Canadian startup and social shopping search engine. Additionally, a third co-authored book, The Career Code, which serves as the modern girl’s guide for creating your own professional success, came out in the spring of 2016. As a leader that constantly innovates about what readers and consumers might want next, Katherine and her CMG team are continuing to enhance their offerings and user experience for the new generation of consumers.
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About AVALINE, Clique, MERIT Beauty, Sonoma Brands, Versed, Who What Wear: Clique is a media and commerce company
Mark Thomas Lynn
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of DSTLD
Mark T. Lynn co-founder @winc @dstld. Founder and CEO of @AMASS.botanics
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About AMASS Botanics, Digital Brands Group (DBG), DSTLD: DSTLD is a direct-to-consumer premium denim brand.
Nathan Kondamuri
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Pair Eyewear
Nathan Kondamuri currently works as the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Pair Eyewear.
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About Pair Eyewear: Pair Eyewear is an eyewear brand designed and made specifically for children.
Purva Gupta
Co-Founder & CEO of Lily AI
Purva Gupta currently serves as Co-founder and CEO at Lily AI.
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About Lily AI, Tory Burch Foundation: Lily AI is the customer intent platform built to power the present and future of ecommerce.
Gabrielle Chou
CEO & Co-Founder of Allure Systems
Gabrielle Chou is founder & CEO at Allure Systems.
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About Allure Systems, New York University Shanghai: Allure Systems uses AI to produce apparel images for eCommerce.
Jerry Hum
CEO & Co-Founder of Touch of Modern
Jerry Hum is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Touch of Modern, the curated, online shopping destination for men to discover unexpected products, fashion brands and accessories to elevate their lifestyle.Jerry and his three co-founders started the company in 2012 as a place to showcase one-of-a-kind, in-season products from well-known brands and up-and-coming designers that men can’t easily find in mainstream retailers or at better prices. Today, the site is one of the most popular men’s lifestyle destinations, with more than seven million registered customers and $100 million in annual run rate. Jerry plays a key role in determining which products, brands and designers are featured on Touch of Modern. Trained in architecture and with a strong background in design, Jerry applies a systematic approach to curation, evaluating each proposed item against a strict set of criteria to meet customer demand and brand standards. Jerry is also a self-taught coder and when Touch of Modern launched, he handled all the front-end design and development. Prior to starting Touch of Modern, Jerry was an architect with Swanke Hayden Connell Architecture. He received his architectural degree at Cornell University, where he focused on how the use of technology influences space and experience. A native of New York, Jerry now resides in San Francisco, where Touch of Modern is headquartered.
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About Touch of Modern, Touch of Modern: Touch of Modern is a curated, online shopping destination for men to discover unexpected products to elevate their lifestyle.
Mark Lovas
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Trumaker
Mark Lovas serves as Executive Director, Co-Founder, and Chief Executive Officer at Trumaker, Inc.
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About Trumaker: Trumaker is a new kind of men’s apparel brand where every guy gets a client
Charles Bergh
President & CEO of Levi Strauss & Co.
Chip Bergh is the president & chief executive officer of Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.). He is also on the company’s board of directors.LS&Co. is one of the world’s leading apparel companies with sales of approximately $5 billion and business in more than 110 countries. The company operates more than 2,800 retail stores and has more than 50,000 wholesale doors globally for its two main brands: Levi’s® and Dockers®. Prior to joining LS&Co. in September 2011, Bergh retired from Procter & Gamble (P&G) after a 28-year career. Bergh grew up in brand management and served in a number of leadership positions with progressively increasing levels of complexity and scope. His last assignment before joining LS&Co. was group president, global male grooming. He was the first P&G employee assigned to the Gillette business following P&G’s $57 billion acquisition of Gillette in 2005. He led the integration and then ran the Gillette Blades & Razors business along with all of P&G’s male grooming brands (Gillette, Old Spice and The Art of Shaving). Bergh is a strategic leader with a proven ability to build and grow brand powerhouses, bring new products to the market and develop innovative marketing campaigns. He was the driving force behind a number of successful product launches and multi-platform media campaigns, including the launch of Gillette Fusion and Fusion Pro-Glide, the revitalization and dramatic growth of the Old Spice brand, the revival of the Clean brand and the creation and test market launch of Swiffer – P&G’s most successful new brand in the last two decades. Bergh has lived and worked in Europe and Asia during his career and has run large, global brands and businesses. He is married to another former P&Ger, who is from China, and they have a six-year-old daughter. He also has two grown sons.Bergh has previously served on the board of directors for VF Corporation and the Economic Development Board of Singapore and was a member of the US-ASEAN Business Council.
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About HP, Levi Strauss & Co., Levi’s: Levi Strauss & Co. is a brand-name apparel company designs, markets, and sells jeans, casual and dress pants, jackets, skirts, and more.
Daniel Neukomm
Chairman & CEO of La Jolla Group
Daniel Neukomm is CEO of La Jolla Group, a $500M retail manufacturer and marketer. La Jolla Group is the parent company of and/or operating partner to active lifestyle apparel brands including O’Neill, Spiritual Gangster, Hang Ten, PSD, and others. Daniel is also a co-founder of Revelstone Capital, a consumer growth equity fund. Daniel is a board director of The Parent Co, (OTC: GRAMF), the largest cannabis company in California where he was a founding investor and operating partner. Daniel has been an entrepreneur and has an MBA from International School of Management (ISM) – Paris, and an undergrad from University of Vermont. D
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About La Jolla Group, O’Neill, Revelstone Capital: La Jolla Group is the world’s premier multi-brand apparel licensing company, with a portfolio of prominent.
Coral Chung
Founder & CEO of Senreve
Coral Chen Chung is an entrepreneur, former strategy consultant and tech executive. Coral is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of SENREVE, a luxury brand for the millennial professional woman. SENREVE launched in November 2016 to focus on developing beautiful and versatile products that address that “wants” and “needs” of the modern woman. The company has experienced significant growth over the past 3 years and recently closed on a $16.75M Series A investment. Coral has always had a strong passion for luxury retail and consumer brands, which led her to work with the Global COO as well as the CEO of Americas for Prada on marketing, commercialization, distribution related special projects prior to the company’s IPO. Coral started her career at Bain & Company in Hong Kong where she covered the Greater China and South East Asia markets. She advised Fortune 500 companies and global private equity firms on M&A, market entry strategy, and operational improvements. She then moved to Silicon Valley, where she developed a focus on consumer brands, retail and technology. Coral also worked in corporate development at Solazyme (dba TerraVia), and was involved in developing its popular Algenist product, a top performing beauty brand currently sold at Sephora and other luxury cosmetics retailers. Coral was most recently a Principal at Medallia and helped lead the company’s retail vertical. Medallia is a big data analytics and customer experience SaaS company that last summer had a successful IPO valued at ~$4.4B. While at Medallia, she worked with leading luxury and global retail brands like Apple, Nike, Sephora, Tory Burch, and Nordstrom. She is also a supporter of the arts including the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Opera, the Asian Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Coral is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School; BA in International Studies, BS in Economics magna cum laude. Coral received her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. She currently lives in the SF Bay Area with her husband and seven-year-old daughter. She was born in China and moved to Southern California as a child when her parents pursued their graduate studies in the US. Coral speaks Mandarin Chinese with native fluency.
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About Senreve: Senreve is a luxury handbag company for the multifaceted modern woman.
Moj Mahdara
CEO & Founder of BeautyCon
Moj Mahdara, CEO of Beautycon Media, is an entrepreneur in the entertainment, digital, and emerging technology spaces with a well-honed business development, marketing acumen and sharp insight into consumer behavior. She has been at the helm of three award winning global agencies and has been instrumental in the launch of a multitude of successful consumer brands. Prior to forming the agency, Made With Elastic (MWE), and becoming the CEO of Beautycon Media, Moj served as the CEO of Exopolis, a digital interactive studio. Moj grew the company from four to 100+ employees and developed a client list that included Apple and Microsoft. Under her leadership Exopolis executed the highly acclaimed “U2 Loves Blackberry” campaign and boasted annual gross revenue of more than $30M. After selling Exopolis at peak value, Moj founded MWE, which quickly became one of Los Angeles’ most sought-after teams to execute innovative digital and consumer campaigns. MWE’s global client roster includes/included: Levi’s®, HTC (AOR), Motorola (AOR) Lacoste, BMW, and segued Moj into her current Beautycon Media venture. Beautycon Media is THE global community of content creators, celebrities, fans, and brands that come together to celebrate all things fashion, beauty, style and the passion points of the Gen Z and Millennial lifestyle. The company successfully creates meaningful connections for these communities through an innovative three-pronged business strategy: Beautycon Festivals, Beautycon Box, and a robust editorial and social content offering. The goals of Beautycon Media, under Moj’s leadership, are to: redefine beauty, provide one-of-a-kind opportunities for brands to reach consumers, spotlight the influence of GenZ and challenge the status quo; all while creating a “style” destination for all. Under Moj’s leadership the company has expanded globally, made key executive hires, raised successful Angel investment funding, brought the Beautycon Box to market and partnered with the likes of Bethany Mota, CAA, AOL (Built By Girl), L’OREAL, Hearst Media, Jay Brown, Allen DeBevoise (Third Wave Partners), and more. As an Entrepreneur who is open-minded and always staying ahead of the curve, Moj ensures that the content and experiences that Beautycon Media creates and curates resonates with all diverse communities. Moj has also invested in businesses such as, Hello Giggles, in an effort to support other female entrepreneurs. She was included in both Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire Magazine’s “Top Female” Lists for 2015 and resides in Los Angeles with her partner. You can usually find her online.
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About BeautyCon: BeautyCon Media is a community for content creators, celebrities, fans, and brands to come together for all things beauty and fashion.
Brian Ree
Founder and CEO of DAILYLOOK
Brian Ree, is an entrepreneur who has established a number of consumer online businesses. Brian started his career as an entrepreneur when he launched a business named GoldMine.com, which specialized in selling fine gold jewelry and wedding bands. After gaining experience in online marketing, Brian then launched a network of other online content properties.
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About DAILYLOOK: DAILYLOOK is a premium styling experience that delivers a personalized box of style for women.
Leon Wu
Founder & CEO of Sharpe Suiting
Leon Wu is the CEO and Founder of agender luxury clothing label Sharpe, which creates custom and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories and lifestyle products. Two years ago, inspired by the LGBTQ community, Wu created the trademarked formula AndropometicsTM, which revolutionizes how one measures the body based on an individual’s gender identity and queer style. Using over 4000 measurements from custom clients, Wu developed a new gender-neutral standard of sizing for the Sharpe ready-to-wear line, now available at the online store at www.sharpesuiting.com. Sharpe has become a rising name in Hollywood providing custom clothing for celebrity and entertainment industry clients. Sharpe suits have been photographed on the red carpet at Cannes, Oscars, and Emmy’s, worn in Top 40 music videos, and featured in numerous publications including The Huffington Post, Fashionista, The Advocate, Frontiers Media, Curve, Dapper Q, Qwear, and Buzzfeed. Wu was selected as fashion design judge on RACKED.com “Young Guns” 2015 for up-and-coming designers. As an entrepreneur, Wu has been featured on AT&T Business Circle, Wall Street Journal, Canvas8, Workaholic and Native Society. Wu holds a B.A. in Economics at UCLA and an M.B.A. at New York University Stern School of Business with an emphasis on Marketing, Change Leadership and Luxury & Retail focus.
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About Sharpe Suiting: Custom-constructed and Ready to Wear suits with an intellectual approach, a classic feel, and a modern twist.
Manish Chandra
Founder & CEO of Poshmark
Manish Chandra is the founder and CEO of Poshmark, the largest social marketplace for fashion where millions of people come to buy, sell and share their personal style. Manish has always been passionate about building communities and founded the first social shopping company, Kaboodle, which was acquired by Hearst Corporation in 2007. With Poshmark, Manish has applied his understanding of technology to change the way women think about shopping, building a passionate community based around people’s love for fashion and each other. Manish received a BTech from IIT Kanpur, MS from UT Austin, and an MBA from Haas School of Business.
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About Poshmark: Poshmark is a social marketplace for fashion where anyone can buy, sell, and share their style with others.
Adriel Darvish
Co-Founder & CEO of Switch
Co-Founder and CEO at Switch.
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About Switch: Unlimited access to luxury, designer jewelry.
Anupam Tulsyan
Founder and CEO of Peachmode
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About Peachmode: High Quality Ethnic Wear at Affordable Price
Dan Widmaier
CEO of Bolt Threads
Dan is fascinated by finding the right conditions to grow things. Dan has carefully tended Bolt’s growth since 2009, using his passion and expertise to lead the company through technology development, expansion, and financing. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from UC San Francisco, where his graduate research involved designing genetic circuits to control microbial organelles.
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About Bolt Threads: Bolt is a materials company that invents and scales materials that put the planet on a path towards a better future.
Caroline Beckman
Founder and CEO of Nouri Life
Caroline Beckman is a Co-Founder & CEO at Nomva.
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About Nomva, Nouri Life, Suja Life: Nouri is for men and women around the world who believe in increasing their mental and physical health.
Fred Helou
Founder & CEO of Vagaro
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About Vagaro: Vagaro is an online platform that allows its users to find salons and spas in their local area and make appointments online.
Vivian Xue Rahey
CEO of Pamper
Vivian Xue Rahey is the CEO at Pamper Nail Gallery.
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About BalloonDuck, Pamper, The Box Noir: Ultra fresh set of nails. Anywhere you want it.
James Reinhart
CEO of ThredUp
James is the co-founder and CEO of thredUP.com, the world’s largest online marketplace for secondhand clothing. thredUP’s mission is to “inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first.”James is passionate about public education and the role it plays in our communities. Prior to thredUP, he helped develop one of the nation’s premier public schools, Pacific Collegiate School. James is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School where he earned a joint degree in public policy and business. In his free time, he is an avid golfer, cyclist and whiskey drinker – just not all at the same time. While a proud New Jersey native and diehard Bruce Springsteen fan, he lives with his wife Michele and three children in Oakland, California.
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About ThredUp: ThredUp is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell clothing for women and children.
Meaghan Rose
Founder & CEO of Rocksbox
Meaghan started Rocksbox by lending pieces from her own personal jewelry collection, and quickly saw a need amongst women to simplify the jewelry shopping process. Before Rocksbox, Meaghan was a consultant with McKinsey & Co, and Bain & Co, leading product innovation and social media strategy for some of the largest consumer and retail brands around the world. Meaghan holds a BS in Economics from George Mason, an MS in Economics from Johns Hopkins, and an MBA from the Wharton School.
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About Rocksbox: Rocksbox is a jewelry membership service transforming the way women discover and buy jewelry.
Don Faul
CEO of Athos
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About Athos: The Athos mission is to help athletes train more effectively and reach their performance goals faster.
Troy Lee
Founder and CEO of Troy Lee Designs Inc.
Troy Lee took the art of painting custom racing helmets and turned it into Troy Lee Designs (TLD), one of the world’s leading motorsports visual design, apparel and riding gear companies. Troy and his team of artists create the helmet designs worn by a Who’s Who of racing stars including: Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Ward, Juan Pablo Montoya, Al Unser Jr., Danica Patrick, and Scott Dixon. Besides helmets and race team graphics, Troy has also designed SEMA concept cars for Land Rover, Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda, and a custom supermoto bike for Honda. A long-time motocrosser and recent supermoto racer, Troy also serves as a race team owner, event promoter, and video producer.
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About Troy Lee Designs Inc.: Troy Lee Designs Inc is a maker of motorcycles, bicycles and apparels for the motorbike industry.
Ram Siddarth Radhakrishnan
Founder & CEO of SILQ
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About SILQ: Delivering in-line intelligence online.
Parker Burr
Founder and CEO of Feat Clothing
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About Feat Clothing: The most comfortable [athleisure] clothing in the world.
Patrick Herning
CEO & Founder of 11 Honore
Patrick Herning is a leading executive in brand marketing and influencer engagement, and co-founder and CEO of 11 Honoré, the first size-inclusive shopping site to offer women luxury fashion straight from the runway. His impressive background spans from business development during the initial tech boom of Silicon Valley to fashion, lifestyle and philanthropic clients, projects and major marketing initiatives throughout the country. Patrick was one of the first 50 employees at Cybersource in Silicon Valley responsible for business development for their partner channels. After the company he helped build and grow IPO’d, he held two other business development positions at leading technology companies in Silicon Valley, ultimately culminating in VeriSign’s Payment Services division acquisition to PayPal. From there he relocated to Los Angeles where he formed Fathom Event Strategy, a marketing and communications agency, which was eventually acquired by global communications agency HL Group. After leading business development efforts on the West Coast at HL Group for 5 years, Patrick combined his vast experience, talent for business development and extensive client and influencer relationships to form PMH partners, before teaming up with co-founder Kathryn Retzer to start 11 Honoré.
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About 11 Honore, Thirteen lune: 11Honoré a size-inclusive shopping site that for the first time ever, gives more women the option to experience the best designer clothing
Lona Alia
Founder & CEO of Style Lend
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About Style Lend: Style Lend (formerly Stylend) is a fashion rental marketplace.
Nazan Kurt
Founding CEO of Pureple App
Software engineer, Technical founder.
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About Commons, Pureple App: Pureple is designed to help you carefully curate your wardrobe so you can look effortlessly chic everyday.
Thatcher Spring
Founder & CEO of GearLaunch
Thatcher Spring is the CEO & Founder of GearLaunch, which offers a sophisticated platform for E2E commerce, a rapidly emerging category that focuses on the full e-commerce value chain. Thatcher’s experience with merchandising and supply chains began when he founded a nationally distributed wholesale apparel company shortly after graduating Georgetown University. Thatcher then went on to receive his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler and briefly worked at J.P. Morgan and Mars before his entrepreneurial drive led him to founding GearLaunch. Outside of work, Thatcher is an avid sailor, and helped lead the Georgetown University sailing team to a national championship. He also serves as a Director of the Cape Eleuthera Foundation, Class Ambassador for Georgetown University, and an Associate for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation.
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About GearLaunch: GearLaunch offers a sophisticated platform for E2E commerce, a rapidly emerging category that focuses on the full e-commerce value chain.
Isabella Sun
Founder and CEO of Short Story
Isabella Sun is the Founder and CEO of Short Story.
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About Short Story: Short Story is the first online retailer and top rated personal styling service focused exclusively on petite women’s sizing.
Bobby Farahi
CEO & Founder of Dolls Kill
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About Dolls Kill: Dollskill is a website showcasing various fashion designs of women’s clothing.
Kate Endress Doerksen
CEO, Cofounder of Ditto
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About Ditto: Ditto licenses virtual try-on and frame recommendation technology to the world’s best eyewear retailers.
Joseph Heller
CEO and Founder of The/Studio
Joseph Heller is the CEO and founder of The/Studio.
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About The/Studio: The/Studio is an on-demand product creation and manufacturing platform for businesses to easily bring products to market.
Samuel Jurist
Co-Founder & CEO of SHO Products
Samuel Jurist is the CEO of SHO Products, an international ancillary product distributor for the cannabis industry housing the brands Rosin Tech Products, Dab Nation and Masterminded Distribution.
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About SHO Products: SHO Products is the leading equipment and technology provider in the world for solventless agricultural equipment
John Wilson
Co-Founder & CEO of Stance
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About Stance: Stance is a designer and manufacturer of socks for men, women, and kids.
Yuliya Raquel
CEO & Co-Founder of Tailornova (powered by Mylinego, Inc) of TAILORNOVA
Yuliya Raquel is a celebrity designer and founder of fashion startups such as the COUTURME and Tailornova.
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About COUTURME, TAILORNOVA: TAILORNOVA is a web-based 3D Fashion Design SaaS, enabling automation of apparel design, development, and on-demand manufacturing.
Daniel Raffel
CEO @ Snapguide of ABC News
Daniel Raffel is the CEO of Heavy Bits, producers of Snapguide. Snapguide is a simple, beautiful way to share and view step-by-step how to guides. Discover new things to cook, build, wear, play and more. Create your own guides and share what you love making with your friends on Twitter, Facebook and more. Discuss your interests with other people who share your passions Previously, he was the Director of Product Management at [Pioneers of the Inevitable](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pioneers-of-the-inevitable), working on [Songbird](http://www.crunchbase.com/product/songbird), an open-source customizable music player. Before joining Songbird he worked at Yahoo where he served as the Product Manager that helped create [Pipes](http://pipes.yahoo.com), a web based composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web. Also during his tenure at Yahoo, Daniel contributed to helping launch Yahoo Messengers VoIP efforts. Prior to joining Yahoo, Daniel worked in a variety of technology roles at ABC News Online, bthere.tv, CondeNet, and NYU’s Innovation Center lab. In another life, Daniel co-founded two record labels [Lucky Kitchen](http://www.luckykitchen.com) and [Apartment B](http://www.apartmentb.com). He has performed live under various aliases at venues around the world and has released recordings on over a dozen labels. In yet another life, Daniel’s passion for food led him to pursue a culinary degree which culminated in a stint as a chef in the kitchen of Thomas Keller’s NYC restaurant [per se](http://perseny.com). Daniel received a Masters degree from the [Interactive Telecommunications Program](http://itp.nyu.edu) at NYU.
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About ABC News, Google: ABCNews is a breaking news resource for top stories, videos, photos, blogs, special reports, and exclusive celebrity interviews.
David Derval
Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Hyperr
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About Hyperr: Hyperr’s plug-in Poll-Builder leverages social sharing to create highly qualified online customers.
Iskra Tsenkova
Co-Founder & CEO of Angel Shave Club
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About Angel Shave Club: First Online Boutique Shave Club for Women!
Mary Jimenez
Chief Executive Officer of ModCloth
Mary Jimenez is the Chief Executive Officer at ModCloth.
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About ModCloth: ModCloth is an online clothing, accessories, and decor retailer that aims to provide an engaging shopping atmosphere for the user.
Grace Lee
Founder & CEO of Birdy Grey
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About Birdy Grey: Direct-to-consumer bridal startup providing millennial bridal parties with aspirational gowns at affordable prices.
Erik Allen Ford
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Buck Mason
Erik Allen Ford is Buck Mason’s CEO. Buck Mason designs updated, modern American classics.
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About Buck Mason: Buck Mason designs modern American classic clothing.
Allison Lee
Co-founder, Entrepreneur, and CEO of Hemster
Allison has actively pursued her entrepreneurial passion since her time at Berkeley, where she launched her first company. Prior to Hemster, she was a director of monetization at IOT start-up, Peel, where she grew the revenue from $20,000 to $10M in less than 18 months. She has been selected to pitch at Shoptalk, the biggest retail conference, to showcase her work with Hemster.
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About Hemster: Hemster is an on-demand tailoring service that empowers customers to create their own size no matter where they shop.
Andrew Blackmon
Co-Founder & CEO of The Black Tux
Andrew Blackmon is a Co-Founder & Co-CEO at The Black Tux.
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About The Black Tux: The Black Tux is a tuxedo and suit rental service.
Jesse Genet
Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi
Jesse Genet is the CEO and co-founder of Lumi.com — a modern packaging partner for e-commerce brands.
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About Lumi: Lumi is a packaging supply chain platform for online brands.
John D. Idol
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Capri Holdings
John D. Idol has been the Chairman of Michael Kors since September 2011 and the Chief Executive Officer and a director since December 2003. Previously, from July 2001 until July 2003, Mr. Idol served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kasper ASL, Ltd., whose lines included the Anne Klein brand. Prior to that, from July 1997 until July 2001, Mr. Idol served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Donna Karan International Inc. Prior thereto, from 1994 until 1997, Mr. Idol served as Ralph Lauren’s Group President and Chief Operating Officer of Product Licensing, Home Collection and Men’s Collection.
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About : Capri Holdings is a global lifestyle brand.
Hiral Sanghavi
Co-Founder & CEO of Baubax
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About Baubax, Kellogg School of Management: Built-in Inflatable Neck Pillow that easily hides inside the hood of the jacket.
Aaron Li
Founder & CEO of Jollychic
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About Jollychic: Jollychic is an e-commerce platform that sells clothing and accessories online.
Ramin Ahmari
Founder & CEO of FINESSE
Ramin Ahmari is the founder & CEO of FINESSE. He holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University where he specialized in Artificial Intelligence. Prior to founding FINESSE, Ramin spent time in industry across Morgan Stanley, Two Sigma, BlackRock and Curology and conducted research under Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Sudhof, Gordon Bell Prize winner Ron Dror and ACM Fellow James Landay.
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About FINESSE: FINESSE is a fashion house that leverages AI on big data and community feedback to predict trends and optimize distribution.
Julie Wainwright
Founder & CEO of The RealReal
Julie Wainwright is transforming the luxury resale marketplace and buying habits of luxury shoppers through The RealReal, the premier online luxury consignment site. Julie was an e-commerce pioneer as CEO of Reel.com in 1997 and Pets.com in 1999. In 2014 she was named one of Tech Crunches “40 Over 40” Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and was recognized by The San Francisco Business Times as one of the most admired CEOs of the year. In 2013 she was recognized as a top female entrepreneur by the San Francisco Business Times and received the FashInvest Innovation Award.
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About The RealReal: The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated and consigned luxury goods.
Heather Hasson
Co-Founder and CEO of FIGS
Heather Hasson is the Co-CEO and Co-founder of FIGS, the digitally native, DTC healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand creating technically advanced products for the modern healthcare professional. FIGS has revolutionized the large and fragmented healthcare apparel industry by branding a previously unbranded industry and de-commoditizing a previously commoditized product. Under Heather’s leadership as a multi-disciplined entrepreneur, FIGS has reimagined scrubs, created premium products for healthcare professionals, introduced a convenient and seamless DTC online platform, and built a community around a profession. Heather’s accolades include being named in 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs (Goldman Sachs, 2018 & 2019); Endeavor Entrepreneur (Endeavor, 2015); Entrepreneur of the Year (Ernst & Young, Los Angeles Region, 2018); Forward under 40 Award (UW-Madison, 2011); Innovation Award (RxArt Foundation, 2019); and Top 100 Female Founders (Inc. Magazine, 2019). Additionally, under Heather’s leadership, FIGS was ranked Number 21 on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing companies in 2018. Heather received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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About FIGS: FIGS is a health care apparel company focusing on the design, technical fabrications, and the comfort of scrubs for healthcare providers.
Trina Spear
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of FIGS
Trina Spear is the co-CEO and co-Founder of FIGS, an apparel company that provides comfortable, durable, functional, and stylish scrubs to medical professionals. Trina worked for the Blackstone Group’s hedge fund group before joining Heather Hasson to found FIGS. She is including the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at Goldman Sachs’ Builders and Innovators Summit (2018), received the Emerging Entrepreneur award at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Greater Los Angeles Region (2018), raised the 4th largest round for a female-founded company (2017) and is part of the 2018 class of Henry Crown Fellows in the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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About FIGS: FIGS is a health care apparel company focusing on the design, technical fabrications, and the comfort of scrubs for healthcare providers.
Joseph Kudla
Founder & CEO of Vuori
Joseph Kudla founded Vuori on January 1, 2014, since which he has been serving as its chief executive officer.
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About Vuori: Vuori offers a collection of apparel brands for men and women.
Karla Gallardo
Co-Founder & CEO of Cuyana
Karla Gallardo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cuyana, a San Francisco startup that makes responsibly sourced, high-end apparel and accessories sold only online.
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About Cuyana: Cuyana is a fashion brand that creates premium women’s essentials.
Jack Ryder
Co-Founder and CEO of BUMP
Jack Ryder is the co-founder and CEO at BUMP.
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About BUMP: BUMP is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for authentic streetwear and sneakers.
Robert Denning
Founder & CEO of Westward Leaning
Robert Denning is the Founder & CEO of Westward Leaning.
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About Westward Leaning: Westward Leaning offers sunglasses that celebrate human achievement by integrating unique materials specific to a past or present human.
Robert Denning
Founder & CEO of Westward Leaning
Robert Denning is the Founder & CEO of Westward Leaning.
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About Westward Leaning: Westward Leaning offers sunglasses that celebrate human achievement by integrating unique materials specific to a past or present human.
Laya Adib
Founder & CEO of ShopLook
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About ShopLook: Virtual styling marketplace connecting shoppers, stylists, and brands
Tony Podell
Founder & CEO of Laundry by Shelli Segal
Tony brings decades of apparel retailer experience as the founder of Laundry by Shelli Segal. He was also one of the lead investors in 7 for all Mankind.
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About Laundry by Shelli Segal: A leader in the contemporary market, Laundry by Shelli Segal has been inspiring women for more than 25 years.
Eythor Bender
Co-Founder and CEO of UNYQ
Eythor Bender, the CEO/Co-founder of UNYQ has worked in the prosthetics and bionics industry for 20+ years including leadership roles at two successful startup exits including CEO at Ekso Bionics (IPO) and President at Ossur (IPO), the manufacturer of the prosthetic legs used by ‘blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius in the Olympics.
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About Singularity University, UNYQ: UNYQ is a global medical device company with industry-leading innovative mass customized orthopedic products
Pascal Houillon
CEO of CEGID
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About CEGID, Clearnox: Created in 1983, the Cegid group is the leading French developers of management software. Cegid is in the European Top 10, with more than
Hannon Comazzetto
CEO & Founder of AirRobe
Hannon Comazzetto is the CEO and Founder at Air Robe.
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About AirRobe: Empowering the collaborative consumption of luxury consumer goods.
Tina Cheng
Founder & CEO of Capsul Jewelry
Tina Cheng is the Founder & CEO at Capsul.
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About Capsul Jewelry: Capsul Jewelry is a D2C brand focused on premium customized jewelry in the accessible luxury segment.
Annie Lawless
CEO of LAWLESS Beauty
Annie Lawless Exuding confidence, self-worth, and passion, Annie Lawless has become a force in the wellness space with a stylish flair. After experiencing years of chronic eczema in her childhood, Annie was diagnosed with Celiac disease. She learned very quickly at a young age the direct correlation between the foods you put in your body to how you look and, most importantly, how you feel. Her knowledge and passion for nutrition led her to become a certified holistic health coach, a yoga instructor, and ultimately a founder of one of the largest organic juice companies in the U.S., Suja Juice. Forbes has named Suja in the top 3 Most Promising Companies in the country for two years running. In 2015, Suja sold a 30% minority stake to Coca Cola at a $300 million valuation. A New York Times Best Selling author and Forbes 30 Under 30 winner, Annie uses BLAWNDE as a platform to share a scope of lifestyle tips to be your best self. From recipes, to travel to fashion and beauty, you’ll be ready to go BLAWNDE.
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About LAWLESS Beauty: LAWLESS Beauty is a cosmetic company that offers clean color cosmetics focused on high-impact, full-coverage products.
Jessica Lee
Founder & CEO of Modern Citizen
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About Modern Citizen: Modern Citizen is a destination for the modern woman that is designed and curated fashion, beauty, and home goods.
Salvador Nissi Vilcovsky
Founder & CEO of Memomi
Salvador Nissi Vilcovsky is a serial entrepreneur and interaction design expert. Prior to founding MemoMi, Salvador founded and exited three successful network systems integration companies. An recognized leader in experience-based design, Salvador has 15 years of international, executive-level management experience, specializing in rapid product development. He completed the ACSE Program at MIT Sloan School of Management, a MA in Design from Domus Academy, and BA in Business from the University of Manchester.
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About Memomi: Memomi is a smart mirror software that transforms the luxury shopping market.
Helen Bui
CEO & Co-founder of Notorious
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About Notorious: Notorious is the intersection of Gen Z, Art & Design and Asian Pop Culture.
Janet Wu
Founder and CEO of SilkRoll
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About SilkRoll: SilkRoll is a digital currency marketplace to exchange products online
Barbara Rentler
Chief Executive Officer of Ross Stores
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About Ross Stores: Ross Stores, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States.
Stacey Boyd
Founder & CEO of Olivela
Stacey Boyd is the Founder and CEO of Olivela.
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About Olivela, SavvySource for Parents, Schoola: Olivela is an online luxury retail platform with a philanthropic business model.
Nathan Ramasarma
Founder & CEO of formsense
Tech. entrepreneur & storyteller.
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About ArcSecond, Inc., formsense: formsense reduces injuries, maximizes performance and accelerates recovery for professional sports teams and their athletes.
Joe Todd
Chief Executive Officer of Cozy
Joe Todd is the former CEO of Yellow Production, company responsible for FakeTaxi, Casting Agent and other adult properties and is the co-founder of San Jose based e-commerce company Shoppable Inc.
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About Adult Swim, Cozy, Online Shop, Shoppable: Browse the most chic and comfortable products for you and your home from Cozy.
Kfir Gavrieli
Founder, CEO of Tieks
Kfir Gavrieli is the founder and CEO of Tieks. Tieks designs and sells a line of women’s flat shoes known for it’s signature split-sole, Italian leather, comfort and portability. Tieks was one of the early brands to sell exclusively through it’s own website and today is one of the top web-only fashion brands in the world. Kfir founded the company with his sister, Dikla, in 2008, and the line officially launched in 2010. The company has been recognized by Forbes (25 Most Innovative Consumer Brands), Inc (30 Under 30), Entrepreneur (Top 30 Startups to Watch), The Oprah Magazine (The O List) and several other national publications. Tieks is committed to women’s empowerment and, through the Gavrieli Foundation, has become the largest individual lender in the world on Kiva, sending over $5,000,000 to women entrepreneurs living in poverty around the world. Prior to Tieks, Kfir worked in the hedge fund, venture capital, real estate and tech industries. He completed BA, MS and MBA degrees at Stanford and lives in Los Angeles.
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About Tieks: Tieks, The most versatile designer flats in the world. Made of the finest Italian leathers and designed to fold and fit in a purse.
Sali Christeson
CEO of Argent
Entrepreneur and unapologetic power dresser Sali Christeson is founder and CEO of Argent, the venture-backed brand helping women suit up to level the office playing field. A business major with an MBA from the University of South Carolina, Christeson spent a decade in the Bay Area’s finance and technology scene, where she struggled to find clothes that were bold, practical and professional. After reading hard statistics that women in the workplace are judged on appearance, with a tangible impact on their careers over time, Sali set about tackling the workwear-joy gap, and Argent was born. Since 2016, Sali and Argent have been at the forefront of the workwear revolution, offering functional, high quality, unique pieces that equip women to push the envelope and take their seat at the table. Argent fans include Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Kamala Harris, Alli Webb, Huma Abedin, Emily Chang, and a diverse, fast-growing community aiming to dropkick the glass ceiling. Strategic investors have taken note, too: Argent partners include Founder’s Fund, Fuel Capital, Village Global, Cue Ball Capital and the dtx company, plus angel investors Katrina Lake, Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick and Sonja Perkins. Sali is based in Los Angeles, home to Argent’s new headquarters.
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About Argent: Argent is an online retailer of women’s clothing and apparel.
Kristy Caylor
Co-Founder & CEO of For Days
Kristy Caylor is an entrepreneur, fashion visionary, and humanitarian. She brings both creative and business acumen to her newest endeavor, For Days, the first apparel brand designed for circularity. Previously, Kristy founded Maiyet, a pioneering luxury brand that seamlessly integrated world class design with a transformative social philosophy. As president and creative director, Caylor presented Maiyet seasonally on the Paris runway, opened a store in New York’s Soho neighborhood, and sold to Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus and Saks. Deeply committed to sustainability, Caylor was an early innovator with Gap’s Product (RED) and has served on the leadership committee for Cradle to Cradle’s Fashion +. She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where she is on the Lexus Fashion Initiative advisory board. She was honored by the Voss Foundation as the 2014 Woman Helping Women Honoree and regularly participates with the UN Foundation. In 2016 Caylor was appointed to the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Consumerism. Caylor has been profiled and featured in leading publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Vogue, W and Elle. She holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BS in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Fine Arts Painting from Northwestern University.
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About For Days: For Days is a new OS for manufacturing and commerce.
Mac Harman
Founder & CEO of Balsam Brands
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About Balsam Brands, Woodland School: Balsam Brands is a multi-brand E-Commerce retailer with roots in holiday and home décor.
Geoff Samuels
Founder, CEO & COO of Maxim Athletic
Mr. Samuels is the founder, CEO and CFO of Maxim Athletic and its subsidiaries. Mr. Samuels has 20 years experience in the sporting goods industry. An ex-collegiate and Minor League player, Mr. Samuels became an envoy coach for Major League Baseball and spent 8 years in Brno, Czech Republic as a player manager. In 1994 he founded World Sports International, a catalog company selling baseball and softball products to teams in Europe. Mr. Samuels founded Uniforms Express in 1996 and began manufacturing uniforms in the Czech Republic. In 2001 he built www.uesports.com and achieved a #1 ranking on Google. He moved the business to the U.S. in 2003 and moved manufacturing to Mexico In 2005. Mr. Samuels formed GOT Manufacturing in 2011, a licensee of Reebok. In 2013, he ended the Rebok relationship to form Maxim Athletic. From his apartment in the Czech Republic, Mr. Samuels used a couple credit cards to grow an organization from zero to $10,000,000.
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About Maxim Athletic: Maxim Athletic, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells athletic uniforms and apparel.
Elena Silenok
Founder & CEO of Clothia
Founder of Clothia, a fashion destination and an iPad app. Clothia users can browse their friends’ closets, mix-n-match items to create outfits, get inspired by style icons, share their finds, and virtually try on clothes using augmented reality via their webcam. Guest lecturer at Columbia University, NYU and General Assembly. Contributing writer to Business Insider. Root member of NY Hacker Union. Featured by BetaBeat as one of the “25 Women Driving New York’s Tech Scene.” Profiled by The New York Times, Fast Company, AdAge. MS in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego (2006), Systems and Networking concentration, Network Security focus. Thesis topic was “Characterization of Background Port Scanning” under professor Stefan Savage. Created a network traffic analyzer to assist in network data measurement. Analyzed properties of port scans, intent of attackers and prevalence of background port scanning. Researcher at CAIDA (Collaborative Association for Internet Data Analysis) at SDSC (San Diego Supercomputer Center) with k claffy researching internet topology utilizing skitter (traceroute measurement tool) data and BGP tables. Evaluated the value of IXs (Internet eXchange points) for Autonomous Systems (AS), the difference in peering relationships through IX (Internet eXchange Points) vs direct peering and IPv4/IPv6 protocols.
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About Clothia: Clothia is an online interactive fashion platform that allows users to discover and share the latest trends, and create a virtual wardrobe.
Lauren Haber Jonas
Founder & CEO of Part & Parcel
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About Part & Parcel: Part & Parcel is a community commerce platform for plus-size women, selling apparel and footwear plus to plus.
Hali Borenstein
Chief Executive Officer of Reformation
Hali Borenstein is the Chief Executive Officer at Reformation.
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About Reformation: Reformation is a revolution in fashion where design, value, and sustainability coexist.
Mary Fisher
Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Colorescience
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About Colorescience, Sientra: Colorescience is a luxury aesthetic makeup products line in the medical and resort spa sectors.
Zac Park
Co-CEO | Co-Founder of Cubcoats
Co-Founder at Cubcoats.
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About Cubcoats: Cubcoats is a venture-backed, startup creating one-of-a-kind, 2-in-1 products that kids love.
Leslie Voorhees
Co-Founder & CEO of Anomalie
Leslie Voorhees is Co-Founder and Head of Product at Anomalie. She has spent her entire career in product development and factory operations: managing factories throughout Asia for Nike, helping launch M. Gemi’s supply chains in Italy, and overseeing Apple Watch production in China. At Anomalie, Leslie is building partnerships with the top wedding dress manufacturers and fabric vendors in the world to give brides more transparency, quality, choice, and value. Leslie studied B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering at Duke University and attained her MBA at Harvard Business School.
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About Anomalie: Anomalie designs and sells custom wedding gowns.
David Wolfe
Founder, CEO of Olivers
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About Olivers: Olives makes premium athletic essentials for men.
